英语单词 | creature |
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英美音标 | 英 ['kriːtʃə(r)] 美 ['kriːtʃər] |
中文释义 | n.生物;动物;人 |
英语例句 | (1) This creature lives in the depth of the ocean. (2) We can't see microscopic creature with naked eyes. (3) Pandas are precious creatures. (4) The old lady is such a dear creature. (5) He is a creature of habit. |
中文例句 | (1) 这种生物生活在海洋深处。 (2) 我们不能用肉眼看到微生物。 (3) 熊猫是珍贵的动物。 (4) 这位老太太是位非常可爱的人。 (5) 他是个墨守成规的人。 |
vocabulary简明 | A creature is a living thing: there are flying creatures, sea creatures, and even imaginary creatures, like unicorns. |
vocabulary扩展 | Ever heard of a "creature feature"? That's a horror movie about weird scary creatures and other monsters. But you can call pretty much any living thing a creature. You'll find all kinds of creatures at the zoo, and maybe even a few lurking in your smelly gym shoes. Bears, bugs, birds, and bunnies are all creatures. When you see the word creature, think "It's alive!" |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](尤指不熟悉或想象中的)生物,动物 You can refer to any living thing that is not a plant as a creature, especially when it is of an unknown or unfamiliar kind. People also refer to imaginary animals and beings as creatures .
2 [N-COUNT 可数名词](具有某种特征的)人 If you say that someone is a particular type of creature, you are focusing on a particular quality they have. a creature of habit→see: habit ; [with supp]
3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]傀儡;奴才;走狗 If you describe someone as someone else's creature, you mean that they are controlled by or depend on that person. [with poss] [disapproval]
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